The championship game was set following a hard-fought two days of action between the teams in the Southwest Maui Invitational. Arizona State University and the University of Southern California were the last teams standing, and both were looking to take home the Wayne Duke trophy.
The Arizona State Sun Devils dominated the Utah Tech Trailblazers both defensively and offensively to secure a 6-0 start to the season for the first time since the 1991-92 season.
